Systems and methods for providing telephony services
First Claim
1. A method, which is performed by a first telephony service provider, of verifying and recording information about a communications services plan purchased by a user, the communications services plan covering communications services that will be provided by the first telephony service provider, comprising:
- receiving information about the purchased communications services plan, such communications services plan being purchased from a third party merchant;
interacting with the third party merchant using the received information to verify that the user purchased the communications services plan from the third party merchant; and
recording information about the purchased communications services plan in a communications services plan database, wherein the information is recorded against an identifier.
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling a user to purchase an instant mobile telephony services plan makes use of an application on a mobile telephony device. The user can purchase an instant mobile plan via a third party merchant. Once purchased, the user can also make use of the application on the user'"'"'s mobile telephony device to obtain the purchased telephony services. The communications services provider that provides services to the user under an instant mobile plan may be different from the communications services provider that is tied to the user'"'"'s mobile telephony device.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, which is performed by a first telephony service provider, of verifying and recording information about a communications services plan purchased by a user, the communications services plan covering communications services that will be provided by the first telephony service provider, comprising:
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receiving information about the purchased communications services plan, such communications services plan being purchased from a third party merchant; interacting with the third party merchant using the received information to verify that the user purchased the communications services plan from the third party merchant; and recording information about the purchased communications services plan in a communications services plan database, wherein the information is recorded against an identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system that is utilized by a first telephony service provider for verifying and recording information about a communications services plan purchased by a user, the communications services plan covering communications services that will be provided by the first telephony service provider, comprising:
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means for receiving information about the purchased communications services plan, such communications services plan being purchased from a third party merchant; means for interacting with the third party merchant using the received information to verify that the user purchased the communications services plan from the third party merchant; and means for recording information about the purchased communications services plan in a communications services plan database, wherein the information is recorded against an identifier.
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17. A system that is utilized by a first telephony service provider for verifying and recording information about a communications services plan purchased by a user, the communications services plan covering communications services that will be provided by the first telephony service provider, comprising:
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a purchase verification unit including at least one processor that receives information about the purchased communications services plan, such communications services plan being purchased from a third party merchant, the purchase verification unit also interacting with the third party merchant using the received information to verify that the user purchased the communications services plan from the third party merchant; and an update unit including at least one processor that records information about the purchased communications services plan in a communications services plan database, wherein the information is recorded against an identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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